General Surgery Resident Profiles

PGY-5

Panpan Chen
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Panpan Chen, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Sayre, PA

Medical School:

Albany Medical College of Union University

Graduate Work Before Residency:

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, Medical School: Albany Medical College

Research Interest:

Abdominal transplantation

Outside Interest:

Skiing, mountaineering, hiking, cooking

Genevieve Fasano
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Genevieve Fasano, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Wall, NJ

Medical School:

Drexel University College of Medicine

Research Interest:

Breast cancer, cancer outcomes, healthcare disparities

Outside Interest:

Peloton, travel, plant-based cooking, animal lover

Caitlin Finn
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Caitlin Finn, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Chapel Hill, NC

Medical School:

Weill Cornell Medical College

Research Interest:

Health services, policy, women in surgery

Outside Interest:

Distance running, baking, spending time outdoors with my dog Sadie

Arpit Gupta
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Arpit Gupta, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Delhi, India

Medical School:

Weill Cornell Medicine

Graduate Work Before Residency:

PhD Theoretical Particle Physics

Research Interest:

Surgical Oncology, Developmental Biology

Outside Interest:

Hiking, triathlon

Josh Johnson
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Josh Johnson, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Uniondale, NY

Medical School:

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Research Interest:

Endovascular Surgery, Thoracic Oncology, Health Disparities, Medical Education

Outside Interest:

Information Technology, Historical Literature, Triathlons, Basketball

Alison Kearns
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Alison C. Kearns, M.D., Ph.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

East Stroudsburg, PA

Medical School:

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Research Interest:

The interaction between the immune system and surgical diseases

Outside Interest:

Cats, Reality Television, hiking/backpacking

Andrea Mesiti
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Andrea Mesiti, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Albany, NY

Medical School:

Albany Medical College of Union University

Research Interest:

Clinical outcomes

Outside Interest:

Exercise, baking, reading

James (Nathan) Mynard
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James (Nathan) Mynard, M.D.
  • PGY-5

Hometown:

Chipley, FL

Medical School:

University of Alabama School of Medicine

Research Interest:

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Outside Interest:

Music, playing guitar, running, Auburn Football

Pooja Shah
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Pooja Shah, M.D.
  • PGY-5

<h4><strong>Hometown:</strong></h4> Cupertino, CA
<h4><strong>Medical School:</strong></h4> University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
<h4><strong>Research Interest:</strong></h4> Pediatric intestinal failure, surgical education
<h4><strong>Outside Interest:</strong></h4> Attending farmers markets, running, cycling, watercolor painting, scrabble

PGY-4

Miseker Abate
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Miseker Abate, M.D.
  • PGY-4

<h4><strong>Hometown:</strong></h4> Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
<h4><strong>Medical School:</strong></h4> UC Irvine School of Medicine
<h4><strong>Graduate Work Before Residency:</strong></h4> MPH Harvard Global Health
<h4><strong>Research Interest:</strong></h4> Global health/global surgery and healthcare disparities outcome research
<h4><strong>Outside Interest:</strong></h4> Running, turbokickboxing, hiking, cooking

Shaikha Al-Thani
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Shaikha Al-Thani, M.D.
  • PGY-4

Hometown:

Doha, QAT

Medical School:

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Misha Armstrong
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Misha Armstrong, M.D.
  • PGY-4

Hometown:

Jacksonville, FL

Medical School:

University Of Miami Leornard Miller School of Medicine

Lissa Dunne
Lissa Dunne
  • PGY-4
Lamia Harik
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Lamia Harik, M.D.
  • PGY-4

<h4><strong>Hometown:</strong></h4> New York, NY
<h4><strong>Medical School:</strong></h4> Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Yeon Joo Lee
Yeon Joo Lee, M.D.
  • PGY-4
Zachary Whaley
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Zachary Whaley, M.D.
  • PGY-4

<h4><strong>Hometown:</strong></h4> Birmingham, AL
<h4><strong>Medical School:</strong></h4> University of Alabama School of Medicine
<h4><strong>Graduate Work Before Residency:</strong></h4> Stem cell research
<h4><strong>Research Interest:</strong></h4> Oncology, surgical technology, medical education
<h4><strong>Outside Interest:</strong></h4> Backpacking, solo travel, reading

PGY-3

Yasmeen Chahal
Yasmeen Chahal, M.D.
  • PGY-3
Patricia Chan
Patricia Chan, M.D.
  • PGY-3
Sarah Hatfield
Sarah Hatfield, M.D.
  • PGY-3
Teagan Marshall
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Teagan Marshall, M.D.
  • PGY-3

Hometown:

Sterling, MA

Medical School:

Weill Cornell Medicine

Research Interest:

Medical student and surgical resident education, identifying & addressing systemic biases within medicine

Outside Interest:

I enjoy being outdoors with my Siberian husky, Theo, and bird watching in Central Park. I am an avid runner and am training for the NYC Marathon.

Scott Olehnik
Scott Olehnik
  • PGY-3
Noor Shoukat
Noor Shoukat
  • PGY-3
Abhinay Tumati
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Abhinay Tumati, M.D.
  • PGY-3

Hometown:

Plainsboro, NJ

Medical School:

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Research Interest:

Clinical Outcomes Research

Outside Interest:

Playing Tennis, Watching Arsenal FC, Trying new cuisines

Adrienne Vickers
Adrienne Vickers
  • PGY-3

PGY-3 Research

Nitin Jethmalani
Nitin Jethmalani, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Alexa Turpin
Alexa Turpin, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Julia Button
Julia Button, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Stella Tsui
Stella Tsui, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Caitlin Cain
Caitlin Cain
  • PGY-3 Research
Bradley Pearson
Bradley Pearson, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research
Daniel Metzger
Daniel Metzger, M.D.
  • PGY-3 Research

PGY-2

Brenden Bratton
Brenden Bratton
  • PGY-2
Samantha Donovan
Samantha Donovan
  • PGY-2
Gribkova
Yelizaveta Gribkova
  • PGY-2
Robert James
Robert James
  • PGY-2
Matthew Muller
Matthew Muller
  • PGY-2
Flaminio Pavesi
Flaminio Pavesi
  • PGY-2
Arianna Sidoti
Arianna Sidoti
  • PGY-2
Anne Worth
Anne Worth
  • PGY-2

PGY-2 NDP

Hussain AlShimali
Hussain AlShimali
  • PGY-2 NDP
Michael Chukwu
Michael Chukwu
  • PGY-2 NDP
Perezgrovas Olaria
Roberto Perezgrovas Olaria
  • PGY-2 NDP

PGY-2 Research

Andrew Mudreac
Andrew Mudreac, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Ben Greenspun, M.D.
Benjamin Greenspun, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Alexander Gregg
Alexander Gregg, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Cara Berkowitz
Cara Berkowitz
  • PGY-2 Research
Nanruoyi Zhou
Nanruoyi Zhou, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Sarah Breves
Sarah Breves, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Cleo Siderides
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Cleo Siderides, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research

Hometown:

Plainsboro, NJ

Medical School:

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Research Interest:

Clinical Outcomes Research

Outside Interest:

Playing Tennis, Watching Arsenal FC, Trying new cuisines

Matthew Hill
Matthew Hill, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Maria Sierra
Maria Sierra, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Max Coffey
Max Coffey, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research
Wini Zambare
Wini Zambare, M.D.
  • PGY-2 Research

PGY-1

Shreya Bhasin
Shreya Bhasin
  • PGY-1
Charles Cash
Charles Cash
  • PGY-1
Kenzie Cohen
Kenzie Cohen
  • PGY-1
Michelle Jeffery
Michelle Jeffery
  • PGY-1
Priyashma Joshi
Priyashma Joshi
  • PGY-1
Saiesh Kalva
Saiesh Kalva
  • PGY-1
Sebastian Mellado
Sebastian Mellado
  • PGY-1
Neil Thivalapill
Neil Thivalapill
  • PGY-1

PGY-1 NDP

Richard Hawran
Richard Hawran
  • PGY-1 NDP
Shahid Manzar
Shahid Manzar
  • PGY-1 NDP
Hector Salazar Martinez
Hector Salazar Martinez
  • PGY-1 NDP
Shababi Niloufar
Shababi Niloufar
  • PGY-1 NDP
Alex Valenzuela
Alex Valenzuela
  • PGY-1 NDP

PGY-1 GS/IR

Venkatesh Balaji
Venkatesh Balaji
  • PGY-1 GS/IR
Payton Boere
Payton Boere
  • PGY-1 GS/IR
Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly
  • PGY-1 GS/IR

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